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Issue 15 Summer 2017

Presentation Evening Prom Photos Sports Day Almshouse Mural

Page 3 Pages 10&11 8 Page 20

Featured in this edition

SUMMER 2017

Update from the Head of School

Dear Parent/Carers,

A successful year draws to

a close. It is amazing how

much has been achieved

by our students this year.

The achievements extend

from the academic, to the

sporting and the creative

arts and to the numerous

events and trips that

students have participated

in. These successes have

been made possible with

your support and through

the dedication of staff who

work to provide opportunities for all our young people to

grow and learn. Your partnership, as families, has been

invaluable and I am grateful for your commitment and

support.

I would like to wish our Year 11s farewell as they take

on new challenges. The Year 11 Prom was a lovely

Follow us on Twitter @TheDeanAcademy

A Visit from Mark Harper MP Local MP Mark Harper got a grilling from student leaders

and the student council during a recent visit to The Dean

Academy where he met with the Head of School and Chief Executive Officer of the Athelstan Trust to discuss

progress. Mr Tom Beveridge, the Head of School, explained “We

were delighted to welcome Mark Harper to The Dean

Academy, his visit gave us an opportunity to speak to him about some of our wider concerns and thoughts on

education, both locally and nationally. It was great to give our students the opportunity to question Mark

Mark Harper MP with Mr Tom Beveridge and members of the

student leadership team and student council

evening of celebration and the students looked

extremely glamorous. I look forward to seeing many of

them on their results day in August.

We have some staff moving on at the end of this

academic year – I would like to thank them all for

everything they have done and wish them all the best

for the future.

I believe we have made large strides as a school this

year. To be in special measures has not been easy for

anyone in the school or wider community. Each of the 3

Ofsted letters has recognised the progress we are

making towards the removal of special measures; we

are now stronger as a school, and will continue to push

forward to improve the quality of education for our

young people. Our values of ‘Aiming for Excellence,

through Resilience, Collaboration and Respect’

encapsulate what this school is and will continue to

need to be.

Looking ahead, term starts again for students on

Monday 4th September. I wish you all a restful and

enjoyable summer. Tom Beveridge

Harper about issues that concern them and young

people generally.” The MP spent his time at the school observing lessons

before meeting with members of the student leadership team and student council. Mark Harper

commented “The students asked some really good

questions ranging from big issues such as school funding, careers advice and opportunities in further

education to more specific individual cases. MPs are in a position to question if the experience of an individual

highlights whether or not the system is working properly, and if not, we can help to make changes and

move things in the right direction.”

SUMMER 2017

Presentation Evening

Presentation of The

Verderer Cup on behalf of the Sea Cadets by PO Gill

Cunningham to Summer Elliot for outstanding

commitment to cadets Tom Beveridge and Rosie Hannaby with year 11

student Lily Shilston with her Special Award for Outstanding Commitment to the school

The hard work and successes of Dean Academy

students were recently celebrated at a presentation evening at St Mary’s Church in Lydney.

Student achievements across the school in all year groups were recognised for their academic and extra-

curricular activities. They were awarded their

certificates by Rosie Hannaby, a former student of the school, who was invited as guest speaker to the event.

Rosie gave an inspirational speech about the importance of working “smart” to achieve your goals in

life and to rise to the challenges that life may throw at you.

The event was also attended by Lydney Town Mayor

Cllr Bob Berryman who presented an award on behalf of Lydney Town Council to year 9 students Oliver

Shattock and Michael Richards in recognition of their

Ella James in year 9

receives her award for History

commitment and contribution to the school and wider

community. Mr Tom Beveridge commented “It has been an absolute

privilege for me to see the talents of all our students on show in so many different fields over the course of this

year. Presentation evening was extremely important for

us as a school - to celebrate the successes of our young people is one of the most important things we can do

and it was an honour to celebrate the wide-ranging achievements of our students. The evening was a

community event and I would like to thank all of our guests and parents for making the evening so

memorable.”

Kai Powell, Georgia Watson, Skye Jordan and Chris Taylor provided the evening with a range of musical

items which were well received.

Lydney Town Mayor Cllr Bob Berryman with

Michael Richards and Oliver Shattock

Presentation on behalf of Lydney Rugby Club to

Libby Beddis and Mason Cunliffe recognising their contribution to school and club rugby over the

academic year

SUMMER 2017

Year 11 Fine Art Exhibition

Year 11 GCSE Art students celebrated

the end of their studies by showcasing their work to family, friends and

members of the community at a special art exhibition.

The event, which was held at the

school, was attended by various members of the community including

local artist Tom Cousins and Lydney Town Mayor Cllr Bob Berryman who

spoke at length with students about their work. The exhibition included

sketch books, portraits, sculptures and

landscapes all based on various themes. Mrs Kate Charles, Teacher of Art at the

school commented “All of our Art students have worked really hard over

the last couple of years to create a

diverse body of work. The quality of work on display this year speaks for

itself. The evening is a great opportunity for our students to show off their work

to family and friends. We had a great turnout and received lots of positive

feedback from parents and members of

the public who were really impressed with the high calibre of work on

display.”

Art, Design and Production Faculty: Bark Arts

SUMMER 2017

A group of year 8 and 9 students have been

involved in an exciting local arts project called Bark. They have created colourful pieces of art work

displaying powerful messages that will be exhibited to the whole community in the Autumn.

The project is funded by The Arts Council and

Summerfield Trust and tasks students to create and produce a large scale piece of art work which will

be exhibited at Beechenhurst in September as part of a temporary open air exhibition. Susan McCarthy,

a lead teacher for the project explained “The project is called Bark because it gives students a

chance to shout out loud about what matters most

to them. So far over 150 students from the area have got involved in the project. I have been really

impressed by the energy and enthusiasm of the students at The Dean Academy, their dedication to

the project has been amazing. It has been great to

see them demonstrating great teamwork skills and supporting each other.”

Art Teacher Mrs Kate Charles added “The project has been a wonderful opportunity for our students

to work with street artists and they have learnt some new techniques creating spray can art; they

have all really enjoyed the process.” Hollie Bentley

in year 8 was keen t o h i g h l i g h t

political issues in their war and

peace themed

board. Drugs, bullying,

domestic abuse and tolerance were

just some of the

other powerful messages that the

students wanted to shout about.

Cloud cities: James Frith, Tabitha Bryant and Pippa Manley

Bullying: Ross Clark, Wyatt Kehoe,

Courtney Stevens and Bradey May

Baldwin

Follow Your Dreams: Casey Grindle

War and Peace: Hollie Bentley, Jade Grindle, Josie May Lewis, Cerys Beddington

Say No to Drugs: Taiya Huxstep, Marcello Slee, Alexia Trigg, Barny Aston

Games: Trev Hawkins, Kai James and Josh Fuller

Star Wars: Seb Churcher and Neal Trigg

SUMMER 2017

Art, Design and Production Faculty

BNF Healthy Eating Week 2017 The purpose of the British Nutrition Foundation Healthy Eating Week

is to provide a dedicated week in the year where schools can come

together nationally to focus on healthy eating, drinking and physical activity in order to encourage healthy living.

Throughout the week our students were given information and challenges from their tutors on how to improve diets.

Challenge 1

Eat breakfast: Many students revealed that they did not start the day in the proper way!

Challenge 2 To eat something new: Tutors set students the

challenge to eat a new fruit or vegetable.

Child Development The year 10 Child Development group

were asked to make a healthy lunch for

a child under the age of 5. Using their prior knowledge of the

dietary requirements for children they had to plan and make an appropriate

lunch choosing from the basic

ingredients of bread, cheese, cucumber, carrot and tomato. After splitting into

pairs and planning their dishes they produced, I think you will agree, a

stunning range of healthy lunches. Well done girls!

Mrs S Sayers and Mrs S Gittins

Jones

7B1 get healthy

7B1 Go Bananas! Tutor group 7B1 have risen to a challenge that was set during

Healthy Eating Week.

The group were challenged to eat a piece of fruit or a portion of vegetables that they wouldn’t normally eat.

Evidence was required! A photograph of them eating or actually standing in front of me whilst eating the fruit or vegetable. The

successful students have each received 5 plus points and the

knowledge that they can improve their diets if they try something different. Mrs S Sayers

Convenience Food versus Homemade The year 9 Food groups

were set a challenge.

Could they make a healthier and tastier version of a

Sweet & Sour Pot Noodle? The response was a

resounding YES! Home made versions were made and, after taste

testing, chosen as their favour i t e s ove r t he

commercial Pot Noodle

range. Less salt, less sugar, no additives and more

nutrients. Result! Mrs S Sayers

Clever Caterers

The year 11 Art Exhibition needed some party

food for their invited guests. We discounted popping to the chip shop! Instead a group of

year 7 students and our year 10 Jamie Oliver group prepared some delicious, mouth

watering canapés.

There was smoked salmon and cream cheese, avocado & sour cream on a light

crumbly cheese biscuit to tempt our visitors as well as a vegetarian option of mini

quiches. There were clean plates all round and plenty of compliments. Well done chefs!

Mrs S Sayers and Mrs S Gittins Jones

SUMMER 2017

Performance

Sports Leaders Our sports leaders have been hard at work this year,

facilitating numerous events from September through

to the Summer term. Most recently, we have hosted the Quad kids finals, in

co-operation with Hartpury leaders, and we have hosted the District Primary rounders, as well as archery

- in one week, hosting 36 primary visits, from 22

different schools, involving over 320 pupils. Some achievement for our young leaders.

Towards the end of term, students have gone out to local primary schools, assisting with sports days at

Yorkley, Primrose Hill and Severnbanks, and have also helped the year 5 and year 6 students at The Dean

Academy for their taster days.

Without their hard work and dedication, we would not be able to offer half the opportunities that we have

been able to, and the feedback that they have received this year has been overwhelmingly good.

At the end of another busy year, we say goodbye to

our SGO Steve Price, who is retiring from his post. We will be very sad to see him go, and thank him for all he

has done in co-ordinating and supporting the running and organisation of primary and secondary school

competition in The Forest of Dean. We look forward to

welcoming his replacement in September, and moving school sports and competitions forward in 2017-18.

Mrs K Rodway “Many thanks for allowing some of your students down

to help at our sports day last Tuesday. It was a great success and they were all a credit to your school.”

Headteacher, Yorkley Primary School

Sports Leaders

Rounders Congratulations to the year 7 Rounders team who

qualified as joint District Champions this year, for the

County Finals. A fantastic achievement, and one that we have managed now two years running! Sadly weather

conspired against us, and the championships were put on hold in Stroud, but we still have hope that we may

be able to facilitate an early competition in September -

here's to an Indian Summer! Mrs K Rodway

Cricket

Dean Academy students were extremely lucky this year,

to secure a number of tickets in a ballot for the Women's World Cup Cricket Tournament being held in

England and Wales. In total we received 34 tickets to 3 matches, in the

group stages and then a further 34 tickets to

the prestigious semi-finals. Even securing tickets for an England game, and then seeing England top the group,

meaning that they were playing their semi-final, on the day that we had tickets for. A real coup!

Students from year 7, 8 and 9 travelled to the County Ground in Bristol to watch the matches, many managing

to speak with the players and get autographs, as well as

bringing home numerous pieces of memorabilia, and taking full advantage of the free face painting, cricket

bowling and batting activities and arts and crafts available throughout the day to try out.

The girls learned huge amounts about cricket, and

thoroughly enjoyed supporting their teams throughout the 50 over innings. The girls also spent time

considering the links between their learning in lessons and what they were seeing in the matches,

compounding their understanding of the game more, by being able to see it being played over a longer period of

time.

This was a fantastic opportunity, and we're all looking forward to seeing if England can win their semi final and

appear at Lords in the finals on Sunday 23rd July. Mrs K Rodway

SUMMER 2017

Open Mic Sessions Talented students at The Dean Academy had a chance to

showcase their musical skills to staff and friends at an

Open Mic session which was held at the school recently. There was a big turnout of students from across the

school who were there to support and be entertained by their talented friends.

Mrs Ellie O’Regan, a teacher of Music at the school

explained “The Dean Sessions are a new project at the school which have been designed to encourage regular

performances from our students who take the lead in choosing what they perform and who they perform with.

The first session was a fantastic start to our monthly programme and the support from the school community

was overwhelming. We will be holding our next session

soon with new performers and new pieces.” Finlay in year 9 wowed the crowds with his performance

of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ by Rick Astley and is now considering his choice of song for the next Open Mic

session.

Skye Jordan

sang ‘Dear Happy’

Megan Denby sang

‘No More Sad Songs’

Year 8 student Erin Reeves on the guitar accompanied Emily McCoy to George Ezra’s ‘Budapest’

Performance

Madrid Football Tour A group of football fanatic students went on a four night

football tour to Madrid. As well as enjoying the Spanish

sunshine the students participated in special training sessions at Valdebebas with Real Madrid coaches and

played matches against CD Arcangel, a local football Spanish club where the squads were pushed to their limit.

PE teacher Mr Adam Stradling commented “This was a

highly successful trip which really had the wow factor and the boys did not leave disappointed. The trip included,

watching the ‘Madrid Derby’, touring the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and having exclusive weekend access to

the Ciudad Real Madrid training facility. The tour has given our students the most amazing memories and an

incredible experience. A trip the students will surely never

forget for the rest of their lives!” Year 10 student and football enthusiast, Ben

Jones enjoyed the trip, commenting “It was a once in a life time opportunity. The facilities

were great and the training sessions has really

helped me improve my football skills. It was an amazing trip; hard work but definitely worth it.”

Staff and students from The Dean Academy on a Football Tour to Madrid

Students play against the local Spanish Team CD Arcangel

At the Santiago

Bernabeu Stadium

SUMMER 2017

Science Faculty

Students from Severnbanks Primary School recently visited

the Science Faculty to bring to life their current topic. The pupils are reading the novel ‘Pig Heart Boy’ by Malorie

Blackman at school and decided to make use of our Science labs and specialist teachers to find out more about the topic

by dissecting a pig’s heart.

Mr Darren Webb, the Acting Director of the Science Faculty commented “The pupils were really enthusiastic and very

knowledgeable, using lots of key words. I was very impressed.”

Visit to Bristol University A group of year 10 students were chosen to take

part in a special Chem Lab event at Bristol

University where they investigated caffeine extraction.

The day consisted of a practical activity where the students extracted caffeine from tea bags using

equipment which cost hundreds of thousands of

pounds, in the university chemistry labs. The afternoon was a series of short talks by post

graduates from the chemistry department ranging from the chemistry of smells to nanotechnology

manipulating molecules at an atomic level. The purpose of the event was to demonstrate to

students the possibilities of careers in

science. One student commented “I really

enjoyed the whole day, especially using the different scient if ic

equipment.”

Mr D Webb

Mr Webb demonstrates heart

dissection to the primary school pupils

In the labs

With Tim Harrison from Bristol University

Extracting caffeine

‘Pig Heart Boy’ is the

story of Cameron, a 13 year old boy who is

desperately in need of a heart transplant.

Cameron’s family is

approached by a pioneering doctor with

an unusual proposal. He can give Cameron a

new heart - not from a human, but from a pig!

Bringing Books to Life

SUMMER 2017

Year 11 students arrived in style

as they walked up the red carpet to their Hollywood themed prom

at The Speech House. They were transported to the

venue in a vast array of vehicles

including a vintage bus, an ice cream van, a Rolls Royce and a

Shetland pony cart. The prom committee worked

really hard this year and did a fabulous job of classily decorating

the venue. The girls all looked

stunning and the boys dapper. The award of Prom King and

Queen went to George Cresswell and Sophie Wyman.

Prom 2017

SUMMER 2017

SUMMER 2017

World Affairs Faculty

Ypres July 2017

“My favourite part of going to Belgium was visiting Tynecot Cemetery. Tynecot

is the largest British ceremony, there are 11,953 burials. Tynecot is a great place

to visit because you can find your lost

relatives. It is an amazing place and also a very emotional place at the same time.

I also learnt why some graves were closer than others; the reason behind

this is that when a shell had hit two or more people and their body parts went

everywhere, they could not identify who

was who, so they put the graves closer together.

Also another place which was great, and which I really enjoyed, was the Menin

Gate. Menin Gate is one of the biggest

memorials with people’s names engraved into the stone who never returned home

after the war, these were the men with no known graves. There are 54, 000

names on the Menin Gate. It is an emotional place to visit because you can

find lost relatives who never returned

from the war. Another great thing about the Menin Gate is that

they play the ‘Last Post’ every day at eight o’clock on

the dot since 1929, with the

exception of the Nazi occupation of Belgium

(1940-1944).” Charlie Baldwin, year 9

On the long weekend of the 7th to

10th July a group of 34 students went on a History trip to visit the

First World War battlefields around the Ypres Salient in

Belgium and on the Somme in

France.

We stayed in the beautiful Belgian city of Ypres, which was rebuilt

after the Great War. Over the

four days, we visited a variety of sites connected with the war

including museums, battlefields, cemeteries, and memorials. In

addition, students had the opportunity to explore the city and

visit the market.

Mr Hole

Maths and Computing Faculty

Year 9

helpers Abigail

Batcock, Oliver

Shattock,

Michael Richards

and Holly Davis

with the giant

catapult

14 students achieved 1 gold, 5 silvers and

8 bronze certificates in this year's UKMT Junior Maths Challenge. Over 250,000

students from all over the UK sat the Challenge with roughly 6% receiving a

gold certificate, the next 13% silver and

the next 21% bronze. Jamie Chapman in year 7 performed

extremely well being awarded a gold certificate, best in year and best in

school! Zoe Spiller from year 8 just missed out on a gold with her silver

giving her best in year group.

The Junior Maths Challenge is run by the UK Mathematics Trust and is aimed at

students in years 7 and 8. Rachael Greenhalgh, UKMT Executive

Director commented "The Maths

Challenges provide material to provoke

Summer Fayre Helpers

Year 8

Zoe Spiller - Silver, Best in Year

Jaime Payne - Silver

Charlie Watson - Silver Pippa Manley - Bronze

Josh Gwilliam - Bronze Chloe Watts - Bronze

Year 7

Jamie Chapman - Gold,

Best in Year, Best in School

Robin Clare - Silver

Brandon Moore - Silver James Roberts - Bronze

Chloe Ervig - Bronze Toby Vaughan - Bronze

Carlotta Aning - Bronze

Oliver Thomas - Bronze

SUMMER 2017

Junior Maths Challenge Success

student's mathematical thinking and

problem solving skills in an accessible bu t cha l leng ing way . Many

congratulations to The Dean Academy on their success this year; it is great to

see achievement in Mathematics

recognised." Sample Question

Last year, at the school where Gill teaches Maths, 315 out of 600 students

were girls. This year, the number of students in the school has increased to

640. The proportion of girls is the

same as it was last year. How many girls are there at the school

this year? A 339 B 338 C 337

D 336 E 335

Mr A Cornish

I made the tickets and the

information posters for the Maths and Computing Faculty

stall at the year 6 Summer Fayre. It was great to see so

many people participate in the

challenge and win themselves a ticket.

Oliver Shattock,

Year 9

Lydney Hospital Fete Members of the Student Council went along to the

Lydney Hospital Fete in July to help out on the stalls.

Linda, a member of The Friends of Lydney Hospital commented “I just wanted to personally thank the

students for all their support at the fete. I hope they enjoyed it and realise how appreciated their efforts are. I

hope this will be the first of many years that you guys

can be involved.”

School Community

SUMMER 2017

Senior Students and the Student Council

One of the most exciting developments this year has

been the huge increase in students playing an active part in the school community.

We first saw this with the challenging application

process for the current Year 10 cohort to become part of next year's Student Leadership group. Huge

congratulations must go to the students who were shortlisted to speak in a "hustings" style assembly

before being interviewed by Mr Beveridge, Mrs Smith

and Mr Cornish. The standard of interview was so high that roles were found for all of the students,

either as leaders or prefects. They are all keen to start work when the new academic year begins.

The Senior Students will run several committees in

order to help the Leadership Team run the school. Students will oversee the Care and Guidance

committee, which will embed our new anti-bullying

campaigns, as well as the Community and Events committee, which will organise charity events and

make links between the local community and the school. There will also be a smaller group of students

who will look at making the school more

environmentally friendly.

Mrs E Smith

Student Council Running alongside the Student Leadership next year

will be the School Council, which will be run by our

Head Boy, Oliver Rothery-Jones, and Head Girl, Eva-Marie Kear. Year 7, 8 and 9 students were asked to

apply for the role and have already been working hard to become more active in both the local community

and within the three schools of The Athelstan Trust.

Last month, we took the School Council to Malmesbury School for a planning meeting with the

respective councils of Malmesbury and Bradon Forest Schools, where students set common themes for the

coming year and agreed joint fundraising ideas. An Athelstan Trust School Council was also set up by

students, which will be sent electronically to keep

everyone up to date. Since then, the School Council have been raising money with a cake sale in school

and a soak the teacher event.

Student Leaders

School Council

2017-2018

Erin Reeves

David Hale

Chloe Watts

Emily McCoy

Kimberley Sharpe

Abbie Stewart

Charlie Willetts

Ollie Shattock

Connor Toogood

Michael Richards

Micah Evans

Bradley Hodgson

Skye Jordan

Senior Students 2017-2018

Head Boy

Oliver Rothery-Jones

Head Girl

Eva-Marie Kear

Deputy Head Boy

Jordan Shuttleworth

Deputy Head Girls

Kimberly Matthews and Daisy Turner

Community and Events Leaders

Grace George and Luke Watts

Community and Events Prefects

Max Skipsey, Rachel Howard and

Summer Elliott

Care and Guidance Leaders

Naomi Berry and Katie Webb

Care and Guidance Prefects

Kara Dummett and Imogen Browne

SUMMER 2017

Treats for Trash Students were visited by a special Trash

Converter van to help kick start a local

campaign aimed at tackling the problem of litter in The Forest of Dean.

The Love Your Forest campaign is run by the environmental charity Hubbub to

highlight the issue of rural litter. During

the school lunch break students brought their litter to the van which was then

exchanged for a choice of treats such as healthy snacks, seeds and flowers.

Glenn Redwood who is the Forest Co-Ordinator for the charity explained “We

have launched this campaign with

Lucozade Ribena Suntory to visit local communities and teach them to be responsible for their

litter. We have had lots of interest so far and are keen to encourage people to take part and display our free

window stickers in support of the campaign.” Street

Warden Damion Collins added “Roadside clean-ups cost the council £400,000 last year. It is a real problem and

one that I encounter on a daily basis.” Assistant Head, Emily Smith commented “It was great to

see so many students take part in the Trash Converter

initiative, despite the pouring rain! There was a real buzz around school and the van was visited 480 times,

collecting a number of big bags of rubbish and showing how much pride students can take in their surroundings.”

Elspeth Price, Lauren Eltringham, Jade Mason,

Tehana Havers, Darcy Cooksley and Luke Tomley with Glenn Redwood from Hubbub

Keeping

the school tidy: Year

7 students Jacob

Jones and

Luke Brown

with Street

Warden Damion

Collins

Community

Demonstrating Community Spirit

School children from across Lydney

were armed with their litter pickers last week as they joined with parents,

teachers and local councillors for an afternoon of litter picking in an effort

to strengthen community links and

improve the local environment. The event was the brain child of a

group of year 7 students from The Dean Academy who presented their

ideas to Lydney Town Council earlier in the year about incorporating a

community litter pick with a fun filled

treasure hunt. Pupils from

Severnbanks and Primrose Hill School attended the event along with

representatives from the community including Nina Summerfield from St

Mary’s Church and local Councillors

Kevin White and Harry Ives. Councillor Harry Ives explained “The

council were really impressed with the litter picking idea that the

students presented to us in January. We felt it was a great way to bring

together different groups within the

community. I am really happy to be

joining in with the event. Credit must go to Emily Smith the

Assistant Head at the academy for making the event happen; it is a

real victory.”

Mr Tom Beveridge, the Head of School, thanked everyone for their

support commenting, “This is a great opportunity for different

generations to come together and do something positive for the

community.”

Year 5 Taster Days at The Dean Academy

Transition

SUMMER

The Dean Academy held its summer fayre last week

for year 6 students who will be starting at the school in September.

Giant catapults, archery, apple bobbing, alchemy and a climbing tower and were just some of the fun activities

on offer following a week of lessons and workshops for

the year 6 children. Parents were also able to purchase uniform and equipment in preparation for the new school

year. Mrs Alison Ball, the Primary Transition Leader who

organised the event explained “The Summer Fayre is a great opportunity for parents and children to meet with

teachers at the school in a relaxed and friendly

atmosphere. It was a very successful evening and we have already had lots of positive feedback about the

event.” Isobelle from Blakeney Primary School commented “I

have had a really good time during my week at The Dean

Academy. The teachers have been really helpful and I can’t wait to start here in September.”

Year 6 Summer Fayre

Year 5 pupils from across the Forest enjoyed a

taste of life at secondary school as they walked through the gates of The Dean Academy for a day

of fun filled, educational activities. Children made pizza in the Food Technology rooms,

they designed and created their own key tags to

take home in the Art, Design and Production workshops and they learnt about computer

programming and coding in the Maths and Computing Faculty. There were team building

exercises and challenges for them in the Performance Faculty and in Science the children

went on a Mission to Mars learning all about life on

Mars and getting to grips with scientific equipment such as microscopes and Bunsen burners in the

Science labs. The Taster Day is part of the school’s transition

programme. Mrs Alison Ball, the primary transition

leader for The Dean Academy explained “The year 5 Taster day is a great opportunity for our local

primary school children to experience aspects of life at secondary school. The children have been

amazing and have really enjoyed their day; we have had lots of positive feedback. It has been a

real pleasure to organise and I am grateful to the

primary schools for their efforts in getting their children to our school.”

In their own words: “The teachers were all really helpful

and friendly. I feel more confident

about going to secondary school”

Millie

“The Science lab was really cool. I

liked using all the equipment.”

Devon

“I liked the computing. I got to level

13 on Minecraft. I feel really proud!”

Ethan

“I got to know the school, and I feel

much more comfortable about

moving up. Computing was my

favourite activity.” Aston

“I held a flame to a balloon which

was filled with hydrogen and it

exploded! Science was great, and I'm

looking forward to using Science

equipment when I change school.”

Joseph

“Lunch was really nice. The teachers

were very encouraging. The rockets

that Fletcher and I made travelled

the furthest when we went outside

to launch them.” Jazmin

Careers and Guidance

Year 8 Collapsed Timetable Day The day comprised of a carousel of activities planned to support the

students in making their options choices in year 9, developing their soft

skills, goal setting and identifying career pathways. We were lucky to partner with some outside agencies to deliver sessions including:

The Royal Agricultural University – Tree of Life/Ambassador

Storyboard: Identifying goals and aspirations - thinking about student interests, motivations, support networks etc.

The Department for Work and Pensions – Discussing and identifying

job roles and career pathways.

The National Careers Service – Live Webinar: a free, interactive,

tailored information-only session. Assisting with the delivery of impartial careers information, advice and guidance to support careers

statutory guidance.

The sessions are designed to raise awareness of the National Careers Service and build the strongest possible network of support for students.

Mrs E O’Regan

EPIC

Go Charlie Go! One of our EPIC group students, Charlie

Denman in year 10, travelled to

Copenhagen in July to take part in the Dragon Race Running Team World

Championship. Charlie did an amazing job in the event and

she is now the 10th fastest in the world and

No 1 in England! Well done Charlie we are all very proud of you.

Charlie races every weekend. RaceRunning is a sport suitable for those who find it

difficult to walk and balance. It uses a three wheeled frame with the athlete

being supported by a saddle and body

plate. The athlete leans forward and directs the handlebars with one or two hands. The

World Championships are held at Frederiksberg Stadium between the 13th

and 15th of July. 94 athletes are competing

in the World Championships, including 38 athletes from Denmark.

The sport of RaceRunning is not yet included in the Paralympic Games.

Mrs S Hankinson

SUMMER 2017

Charlie Denman - 10th fastest in the

world!

Fabulous Artwork Jack and Lara, two of our year 7

EPIC students did such a fantastic

job with their artwork in the style of Hundertwasse that we wanted to

celebrate what great pictures they had drawn.

Our Resources Centre made them

into greetings cards. One was sent to Mr Beveridge and one to Mrs

Charles, their Art teacher from each of the students to wish them both a

happy holiday. The students also took a card home

for their parents to show them what

a good job they had done. We think they look brilliant!

Mrs S Hankinson

Artwork by Lara, year 7

Jack with his artwork

Tree of life: The day was designed to inspire students and to

encourage them to start thinking about their options and futures.

Sports Day Records 2017

SUMMER 2017

BOYS Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

100m Ben Lodder (2015)

14.39s

Nicholas Brassington (2013)

13.13s

Sam Stenner (2016)

12.80s

Sam Stenner (2017)

11.93s

200m Harrison Davis (2016)

31.32s

Nicholas Brassington (2013)

29.03s

Connor Price (2017)

27.28s

George Halford (2013)

25.75s

400m Harrison Davis (2016)

1:10.50

Migkel Keivani (2015)

1:03.83

Joe Harrison (2013)

1:06.63

Joe Harrison (2014)

1:02.00

800m Luke Underwood (2015)

2:39.50

Luke Underwood (2016) 2:38.00

Brad Cole (2014) & Luke Underwood (2017)

2:34.50

Bradley Cole (2015)

2:26.33

1500m Carl Crowley (2013)

5:59

Jamie Laszlo (2016)

5:36.59

Jack Powell (2016)

5:11.08

Alex Watson (2013)

5:07

Long Jump

Gabriel Brown (2015)

3.79m

Connor Price (2016)

4.55m

Connor Price (2017)

5.02m

George Pegler (2015)

4.90m

High Jump

Harrison Davis (2016) 1.23m

Harrison Davies (2017)

1.34m

Daunte Billinghurst (2017)

1.43m

Kieran James (2017)

1.47m

Triple Jump

X Nicholas Brassington (2013)

9.45m

Bradley Cole (2014)

9.53m

Harry Follos (2016)

10.50m

Shot Tim Summerfield (2016)

8.87m

Callum Paskin (2014)

8.60m

Arron Munden (2014)

9.32m

Keaton Cullinane (2016)

9.75m

Discus X Keaton Cullinane (2014)

16.57m

Keaton Cullinane (2015) 25.55m

Reuben Elliott (2014)

28.0m

Javelin Ben Cameron (2013)

26.20m

Jason Boucher (2017)

23.66m

Harry Follos (2015)

26.08m

Reuben Elliott (2014)

32.90m

Relay Beaumont (2015)

1:04.70

Beaumont (2015)

57.44

Gifford (2014)

56.59

Gifford (2014)

53.31

GIRLS Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

100m Chloe Ervig (2017)

14.23s

Rebecca Jessop (2014)

13.38s

Rebecca Jessop (2015)

14.21s

Bethan Jewitt (2014)

13.90s


30.35s

Orrianna Saint (2013)

30.91s

Kaylee Steyn (2013)

29.78s

Orrianna Saint (2015)

29.97s

300m X X X Phoebe Crawley (2014)

53.06s

800m Scarlett Pegler (2015)

3:02.00

Scarlett Pegler (2016)

2:50.50


2:47.50

Naomi Berry (2017)

3:06.50


6:09.56

Ella Knight (2017)

6:07.01


6:12.36

Naomi Berry (2017)

6:18.50

Long Jump

Chloe Ervig (2017)

4.03m

Eleanor Forster (2013)

4.07m

Chloe Burcher (2015)

3.88m

Chloe Burcher (2016)

3.90m

High Jump Lily Crawley (2015)

1.35m

Katie Jones (2017)

1.24m

Libby Beddis (2017)

1.28m

Kate Thorne (2016)

1.20m

Triple Jump

X X Pixi-Rose Blakely (2013)

7.76m

Daisy Turner (2017)

7.90m

Shot Saffira Maguire-Tombs (2016)

7.08m

Karson Turner (2016)

7.88m

Tia Morgan (2015)

6.45m

Charnae Hart (2015)

6.52m

Discus X Rosie Day (2017)

15.00m

Karson Turner (2017)

15.97m

Alice Seymour (2015)

17.88m

Javelin Connie Rees (2015)

17.04m

Annabel Brookes (2015)

17.91m

Olivia Davis (2015)

14.74m

Lily Matthews (2017)

21.21m

Relay Beaumont (2015)

1:05.40

Beaumont (2015)

1:04.68

Gifford (2014)

1:02.33

Gifford (2013)

1:02.33

The Dean Academy Creative Writing Club

SUMMER 2017

Every Tuesday since Christmas, The Dean Academy

Writing Club has met for an hour after school, writing, reading to each other, and sharing ideas. It is often diffi-

cult to find the time (or space) to just sit down and write, so the club provides a friendly environment to just

get on with it with no extra pressure.

Over the course of the year, we’ve entered various com-petitions including the ‘Welcome to Wonderland’ short

story contest, and the ‘Foyle Young Poets of the Year’ award.

Whilst I could go on, I’ll let the students’ writing speak for itself! Mr P McNeill

Student Testimonies ‘Creative Writing Club is about giving yourself time to

explore your imagination. It is about expanding your skills and developing your imaginative processes. You

can have a fun and exciting time, whilst being inspired to write creative pieces.’ Kim Matthews

‘Writing Club is fantastic as our club supervisor buys us

FOOD! Not just that, he is hilarious and helps us out

with difficulties in our stories.’ Tabby Bryant

‘Creative Writing Club gives you an opportunity to write whatever you want, and nobody cares what it is about.

It’s a relaxing time to write, while being inspired by the

people and conversation around you. Overall, a great way to spend a Tuesday afternoon!’ Ellie Ovens

‘The Writing Club has greatly helped with my confidence.

It’s really nice to have people to help me with my creative writing. The environment is really relaxed and

welcoming. I’m glad that I joined.’ Freya Symonds

‘It is so much fun, and we get food.’ Joe Greenhalgh

‘I have been at Writing Club since it started. It is very

fun, and we are allowed to listen to our music. Mr

McNeill is a very fun teacher to have in writing club, and occasionally Mr Randall comes and joins us in writing

stories and poems.’ Holly Gardiner

Fiducia My name is Amillia.

Today I am 8 years old.

Today I will be taken from the life I have created and the

parents I love.

I have been preparing to say my goodbyes and hurt the people

I care for.

I wish it was Wonderland…

We walk to the town centre: everything broken or destroyed.

This is the life I live.

I am a child, and I will be taken to fight for Fiducia.

This is the end of the life I love.

The feud between love or trust.

The everlasting war between parents and us, their forgotten

kids.

by Kim Matthews

Season Haikus Flowers blooming bright Chocolate egg hunts at Easter All the babies, yo! Swimming pools are full The sun is out, clouds at bay Watch out for sunburn! Orange leaves falling It is slowly getting cold Peaceful walks in woods Temperature’s gone down Fire crackling hot burning Snuggle with blanket

by Philippa Manley and Holly Gardiner

Angels Alone I stood, In a room so bare. Cameras watching me, Like a fox watches a hare. I see through the windows in that little door, The families watching me, Taking notes on their boards. I don’t look up, Or my wings will be zapped. “Entertain them, scum!” Shouts the man in the hat. I try my best to entertain, Though I can’t. My hands and feet are chained, Against the wall like a rat. This is my life, It always has been, As living your life as an angel’s a sin.

by Aimee Harris

Opening of the Almshouse Mural

SUMMER 2017

Lydney heroes past and present were the theme for a spectacular mural that was opened recently by Paralympic Champion, Andy Lewis. Students at The Dean Academy came up with some stunning designs to decorate the archway between the almshouses by Bathurst Park. Local artist Tom Cousins incorporated the images that the students had created into a colourful celebration of Lydney and its people. The students who entered the Almshouse Trust competition were delighted to see their work which will now be on display for years to come! Mr Simon Moore, the Chair of Lydney War Memorial (Almshouse T r u s t ) c o m m e n t e d “ T h e almshouses were built here 90 years ago to provide housing for the servicemen and their families who had been affected by the First World War. It is, therefore, fitting that the theme of the mural is all about local heroes. All the images depicted have some link to Lydney and its past.” Lydney Town Mayor Cllr Bob Berryman also attended the opening. Well done to all those who entered the competition!

School Terms and Holidays 2017 - 2018 TERM 1 INSET DAY Friday 1st September (staff only)

BEGINS Monday 4th September (students return) ENDS Wednesday 18th October (3.15 p.m.)

INSET DAY Thursday 19th October (staff only) HOLIDAY Thursday 19th October – Friday 27th October

TERM 2 BEGINS Monday 30th October (students return)

ENDS Friday 15th December (3.15 p.m.) HOLIDAY Monday 18th December – Monday 1st January

TERM 3 INSET DAY Tuesday 2nd January (staff only) BEGINS Wednesday 3rd January (students return)

ENDS Friday 9th February (3.15 p.m.) HOLIDAY Monday 12th February – Friday 16th February

TERM 4 INSET DAY Monday 19th February (staff only)

BEGINS Tuesday 20th February (students return) ENDS Thursday 29th March (3.15 p.m.)

HOLIDAY Friday 30th March – Friday 13th April TERM 5 BEGINS Monday 16th April (students return)

MAY DAY HOL Monday 7th May

INSET DAY Friday 25th May (staff only) HOLIDAY Monday 28th May – Friday 1st June

TERM 6 BEGINS Monday 4th June ENDS Wednesday 25th July (3.15 p.m.)

HOLIDAY Thursday 26th July – Friday 31st August

Local Hero Andy Lewis beside his image

Taiya Huxstep with her original design

Freya Fox, year 9

Eve Jones, year 7

Joanne Martin, year 9

‘Queen of the Panels’ and Alms-

house resident Beryl Kear in front

of her portrait. Beryl was

delighted to be included on the

mural

Local Hero Andy Lewis officially opens the Almshouse

mural with students from The Dean Academy

James Frith with his Roman inspired image

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